Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 vs Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless
Where they actually differ
The most decisive specs, ranked by how much they matter — before the full spec table.
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 30 h | 60 h |
| Weight | 320 g | 293 g |
| Driver size | 40 mm | 42 mm |
| LDAC | false | true |
Between the Px8 and Momentum 5 Wireless, the Px8 comes out ahead in several specs, while the Momentum 5 Wireless wins on battery life / weight. Overall, the Px8 scores 70.8 and the Momentum 5 Wireless scores 76.3 on our Mars Score.
Which should you buy?
The Momentum 5 Wireless edges ahead on the Mars Score (70.8 vs 76.3), but the 5.5-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.
The Px8 does not pull ahead on any single popular-comparison spec — its strengths sit in the spec-table groups rather than the headline advantages.
Pick the Momentum 5 Wireless if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are battery life, weight, driver size, among others. The single most decisive one: Battery life — 100.00% more. 60 h vs 30 h.
Both ship with comparable active noise cancellation, spatial audio, multipoint, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.
Bottom line: the Momentum 5 Wireless is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.
Which should you buy: Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 or Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless?
Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless leads the current Mars Score by 5.5 points.The more useful decision is the trade-off behind that result: compare driver size, battery life, weight against the way you will actually use the product.
Choose Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 if…
Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 does not lead a decisive measured field here, so choose it for price, ecosystem, design, or availability when those matter more to you.
Choose Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless if…
Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless has the measurable edge on battery life h, weight g, driver size mm.
This is a structured comparison of the published catalog values. It is not a claim of identical real-world performance across every workload; use the linked spec drill-downs and methodology page to inspect the inputs.
Why Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 wins
- No decisive advantages.
Why Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless wins
- ▲Battery life — 100.00% more. 60 h vs 30 h.
- ▲Weight — 27.00 g less. 293 vs 320.
- ▲Driver size — 5.00% more. 42 mm vs 40 mm.
- ▲Has LDAC.
Spec comparison
Design
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Type | over-ear | over-ear |
| Weight | 320 g | 293 glead |
| Water resistance | none | none |
Audio
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Driver sizeⓘ | 40 mm | 42 mmlead |
| Impedanceⓘ | 32 Ω | 60 Ωlead |
| Sensitivityⓘ | 111 dBlead | 106 dB |
| Active noise cancellationⓘ | true | true |
| Transparency mode | true | true |
| Spatial audioⓘ | false | false |
Battery
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Battery lifeⓘ | 30 h | 60 hlead |
| Fast chargeⓘ | true | true |
Connectivity
| Spec | Bowers & Wilkins - Px8 | Sennheiser - Momentum 5 Wireless |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetoothⓘ | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Multipointⓘ | true | true |
| 3.5mm jack | true | true |
| LDACⓘ | false | truelead |
| aptX HDⓘ | true | true |
Frequently asked
Which has better battery life, Px8 or Momentum 5 Wireless?+
Momentum 5 Wireless lasts 60 hours vs 30 hours.
Do Px8 or Momentum 5 Wireless have active noise cancellation?+
Both models have active noise cancellation.
Which supports LDAC, Px8 or Momentum 5 Wireless?+
Momentum 5 Wireless supports LDAC; Px8 does not.